Reel.



A. J. ISHAM.

, REEL.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW J'. ISHAM, OF SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE;

REEL.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. ISHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sevierville, in the county of Sevier and State of Tennessee,have invented new and useful Improvements in Reels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a device for reeling wire orthe like.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a shaft, a reel bar for rigidengagement with the shaft, the mentioned reel bar being pref erablyconstructed of a flexible material.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which-- Figure l is a frontelevation of my device, parts being broken away to disclose theunderlying structure. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my deviceshowing'the ends of the reel bar disengaged from the shaft and pressedinwardly for the purpose of mounting a coil of wire thereon.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a shaft 10 having areel bar 11 mounted to swing thereon at-the point 12, the mentioned reelbar being extended in opposite directions over both sides of the shaftand preferably constructed of a flexible ma terial, the ends 13 of thereel bar being bent to form flanges 14 provided with integral laterallyextending retaining lugs 15 adapted to repose in apertures 16 in theshaft 10, a collar 17 being slidably mounted on the shaft to encirclethe flanges 14 and retain the lugs 15 within the apertures 16, thementioned collar being retained in rigid engagement with the flanges 14by a suitable cotter pin 18 passed through apertures 19 in the shaft 10.The reel bar 11 at the point 12, is preferably constructed similarly toa crank with the crank portion thereof mounted to extend through theshaft 10, thus permitting the reel bar 11 to swing relatively to theshaft as will be readily understood. Now assuming that the shaft 10 ismounted on a suitable carriage to permit of rotating the shaft, when itis desired to mount a coil of wire on the reel bar for the purpose ofunreeling the same, the pin 18 is first removed from the shaft, thecollar 17 is slid out of engagement with the flanges 14 and then bySerial No. 648,489.

pulling outwardly on the ends 13 of the bar, the lugs 15 will be removedfrom the apertures 16 thus permitting the reel bar to swing on the shaft10. Now by passing a coil of wire over the end 20 of the shaft 10 andpressing inwardly on the ends 13 of the reel bar, the mentioned coil ofwire can be conveniently slipped over the reel bar, after which the ends18 are pressed apart so that the lugs 15 can be repositioned in theapertures 16, it being understood that when the ends 13 are pressedapart, the coil of wire will be rigidly retained on the reel bar. Thecollar 17 is now moved to engage the flanges 14 to retain the lugs 15 inthe apertures 16 and byinserting the pin 18 in one of the apertures 19,the collar 17 will be locked relatively to the flanges 14. The shaft 10being rotatably mounted on a suitable carriage can now be revolved, thusrevolving the reel bar 11 to unreel the wire, it being understood thatthe wire will be reeled up on the reel bar when therevolving motion ofthe shaft is reversed.

The device described embodies a structure consisting of comparativelyfew parts, simple in their construction and arrangement and although Ihave described my device as used in connection with wire for reeling orunreeling the same, it will be understood that various kinds of ropes orcoils can also be wound or unwound on my reel.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, is

1. In a reel the combination of a shaft, a flexible reel bar mounted onthe shaft, the said reel bar being provided with a cranked offset at oneend adapted to extend through the shaft to permit the reel bar to swingthereon and means at the other end for releasably retaining the ends ofthe reel bar in rigid engagement with the shaft.

2. In a reel, the combination of a shaft, a flexible reel bar mounted onthe shaft, the said reel bar being provided with a cranked offset at oneend adapted to extend through the shaft to permit the reel bar to swingthereon and a collar at the other end for rigidly retaining the ends ofthe reel bar in engagement with the shaft.

3. In a reel, the combination of a shaft, a flexible reel bar mounted onthe shaft, the said reel bar being provided with a cranked offset at oneend adapted to extend through the Specification of Letters Patent. 1Patented Mar. 26,1912.

Application filed September 9, 1911.

shaft to permit the reel bar to swing thereon, In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature a collar mounted to encircle the shaft and inpresence of two Witnesses. slidable thereon for retaining the oppositeends of the reel bar in rigid engagement ANDREW J. ISHAM. with the shaftand a pin adapted to extend Witnesses:

through the said shaft and lock the said col- A. W. MIZE,

lar with the ends of the reel bar. J. N. G. Fox.

Copies of this natent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

